Final
STL 7 — HOU 4
9/15/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU196809150
Complete available game record for STL at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Brock | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Flood | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Maris | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Orlando Cepeda | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Rader | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim McCarver | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Colbert | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Shannon | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julian Javier | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon McFadden | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Coombs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shea | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Carlton | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hector Torres | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Wilson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0-0 |
| Don Wilson | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0-0 |
| John Buzhardt | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Coombs | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Steve Shea | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Flood | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Javier | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Shannon | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roger Maris | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim McCarver | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Colbert | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Coombs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal King | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon McFadden | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9.2-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.2-H | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S1 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S3 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HR/9.1-H | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3;B-2(TH3) | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D8 | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3;B-2(TH3) | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | IW | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S5.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H;2-3 | 6–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S4 | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-3(E7);B-2 | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H;2-3 | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 7–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 7–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D7 | 7–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53.2-3 | 7–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8 | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | S8.1X3(865);B-2(TH3) | 7–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 7–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 7–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 7–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 7–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 7–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S5.3-H;1-2 | 7–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7 | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53.2-3;1-2 | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9/FL | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 7–4 |